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Some things to do if you are a 21st-century American: 1. Look at the real-estate ads and realize that you could now afford to buy that $400,000 house whose price has dropped to $200,000. Except that you can't get a loan for the $200,000. 2. Be attracted to a politician who boasts that he is "not a politician." (Do not, however, take this approach in other fields, such as having an operation performed on you by someone who boasts that he is "not a doctor.") 3. Eagerly read in great detail about the marital vicissitudes of a famous actress, despite the fact that she would have little, if any, interest in yours. 4. Go to a big-box store and buy a...

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Some things to do if you are a 21st-century American:1. Look at the real-estate ads and realize that you could now afford to buy that $400,000 house whose price has dropped to $200,000. Except that you can't get a loan for the $200,000.2. Be attracted...

ISLE OF WIGHTMike Pistininzi pushes aside a large clump of dirt exposing several large sweet potatoes. He gingerly pulls them out of the ground and piles them up behind him.Up and down the row in a field at Batten Bay Farm, other Christopher Newport...

Anna Wall's Christmas shopping got a $200 boost last year. The Newport News woman used the website swagbucks.com to conduct her regular Internet searches, which rewarded her with points that she redeemed for Amazon.com gift cards.The self-described...

No ACC team is playing better than Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Hokies have won six straight games, the Cavaliers four.
No ACC coaches are game-planning better than Virginia's Mike London and Tech's Frank Beamer. London wisely scrapped the quarterback...

Now 3 years old, Alexander Ovalle Hernandez, is a bundle of energy. "He's the most athletic student in his class," reports Katya Dahdah from the Dominican Republicwhere she visited his family over Christmas.Dahdah, a Newport News resident,...

The image is grainy and the audio isn't clear, but what's happening is unmistakable.
Brian Gore had just proposed to his girlfriend, Shannon N. Smith, at a crowded restaurant. She covered her mouth and nose with her hands as cameras flashed. She took the...

After successful debuts at smaller venues for its first two shows, Epic MMA is making the leap to a big arena for its third fight card. The Epic MMA "Battle For The Belt" is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the Hampton University...

April Snider has been stunned to learn how many people suffer the loss of a child in pregnancy. When she went into premature labor at 20 weeks after suffering "placental abruption" a couple of weeks earlier, she suffered from a range of emotions...

Everyone thinks they're related. Same last name, same position. And it doesn't help that they list each other as "brother" among their Facebook friends.
But Rakheemis and Jamar Jackson, who anchor the left side of Phoebus' offensive line,...

The dream of a perfect-looking lawn, if that's your goal in life, is easier than you think.
No watering. No fertilizing. No mowing. No weeding.
Just sit back and enjoy the sight of green grass — synthetic, that is.
SYNLawn, the maker of residential...

"You can too!" That's the message Stephanie McElwee wants to convey to other working mothers. After losing 92 pounds in 18 months under her own steam, the Denbigh resident wants others to know it can be done — without joining a gym, hiring a...

When you grow up in a military family like I did, you find out pretty quick all you want to know about waiting at the airport for teary family reunions.If we weren't flying back to the States from extended tours of duty overseas with my Navy dad, we...

Rock 'n' roll sax player Clarence Clemons, known as The Big Man among countless Bruce Springsteen fans, died June 18 from complications of a stroke. Clemons was a native of the Norfolk area and he still has friends and relatives in the region. A...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- NASCAR officials are investigating a physical altercation involving team owner Richard Childress and driver Kyle Busch in the garage area following Saturday's Truck series race at Kansas Speedway.
According to a member of a Truck...

Ron Saulnier isn’t worried that his new daily deal website, DailySocials.com, is just another discount in the pack.“There’s enough room for a lot of deals out there,” he says. “I watch other daily deal sites and applaud them. What we’re doing...

Like shipbuilding and the civil war, renowned athletes are endemic to the Peninsula’s heritage. Have been for more than half a century.And with locals such as Will Lamb (York High) and Jake Cave (Kecoughtan) going early in this week’s Major League...

A Facebook campaign to restore Michael Vick's football jersey to a place of prominence at Warwick High has been sacked.
Michelle Price, public information officer with Newport News Public Schools, said the movement was started by a Warwick senior who...

They call them "rats," which gives you an idea how new cadets are treated at Virginia Military Institute. The school's website describes them as "the lowest form of barracks life." To be sure, it's not for the physically or mentally...

A Lafayette High football program beset by controversy the past several months, received a piece of news sure to rebuild stability and contentment. Lafayette athletic director Dan Barner announced on Thursday that Rams' offensive coordinator Andy Linn has...

How about a breakfast of blueberry pancakes and bacon? No time, you say…then how about a blueberry pancakes and bacon donut?Stop by O’doodleDoo’s Donuts in Suffolk, and enjoy a glazed blueberry donut sprinkled with bits of bacon. It’s one of about 30 to...